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China electricity output from photovoltaic plants rose 80 per cent in the first quarter after the world’s biggest solar power market increased installed capacity. Solar power generation rose to 21.4 billion kilowatt-hours in the three months ending 31 March from a year earlier, the National Energy Administration said on Thursday in a statement on its website. China added 7.21 gigawatts...

Next time you post details about your workplace and job description on social media websites, be careful you could emerge as the potential target of hackers and cyber criminals. Cybercrime experts and forensic consultants say that hackers scour through social media database of employees of organisations they intend to attack and send phishing mails to them. A recent report by...

IT firm Infosys has partnered with online technology community TechGig Code Gladiators to help the firm identify the next generation of ace coders for its business expansion plans. “The critical skills of our future are about problem-finding, about curiosity and learning in everything that we do, and in looking beyond what is known to us. As we look to build...

Facebook has tied up with Bharti Airtel to deploy 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the country to offer affordable internet services through the social networking major’s Express Wi-Fi service over the next few months. “Airtel is already in the planning stage for this deployment,” said Munish Seth, regional head APAC, Facebook Connectivity Solutions. “A major part of the world is not connected...

Cybersecurity infrastructure is taking a leap forward with the support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the research unit of the U.S. Department of Defense (that helped create the internet , among other things). In September, DARPA paved the way for government use of blockchain technology. The agency has funded a handful of startups to develop blockchain uses...

ARENA laid out its new Investment Plan outlining its investment priorities for the coming years and has promised to accelerate solar PV innovation and development. The government agency will dedicate AUD$800 million towards its four new priorities: delivering a secure and reliable electricity system; accelerating solar PV innovation; improving energy productivity; and exporting renewable energy. Ivor Frischknecht, CEO of ARENA, said:...

Cybersecurity risk management boils down to three key factors: The probability of an event occurring; The severity of impact if that event occurs; and Any mitigating factors that can reduce either probability or severity. That was our takeaway from an excellent panel discussion facilitated by our partners at Cylance, titled Cut Through the Risk Confusion: Shedding Light on Common Security...

Mumbai, May 4, 2017:In a development which heralds a major transformation in the OTT entertainment experience in India, online video streaming platform Dekkho has announced the launch of its new Linear Programming feature. A first for any OTT platform, Dekhho’s Linear Programming allows content creators to make customized 24-hour programming with an easy-to-use back-end system and run a first-of-its-kind...

Early in the internet of things (IOT) adoption cycle, it's often assumed the technologies will permeate industries in roughly the same way. But there will be differences across major sectors of the economy -- and it's helpful to understand how those differences will influence IOT adoption. IOT adoption assumptions Many believe that the core value proposition applies to different industries in the...

The UK’s first fully solar-electric bus, operated by the curiously named transport service The Big Lemon, is now cruising the streets of Brighton and Hove. Previously a regular diesel bus fueled with waste cooking oil converted to biodiesel, the now-electric bus features 133 kWh battery storage capacity. The bus is recharged with electricity generated by a 21kW solar panel array...